[blparent] Our new baby

[Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni]

Congratulations! Your nursing issues sound a lot like what we went through with Alex just a few months ago. I fed him a bit on the breast and then fed him pumped milk. After a week of this, he got better and we started only breastfeeding. Eventually, he is now feeding well and eating only ten minutes on each side, which is a huge improvement over the hour it took before when he started. Hang in there, it is so hard, the hardest thing I have ever done, but they do get better at nursing as they get older.

Congratulations and enjoy your little girl!
Ronit

On Jun 23, 2011, at 6:45 PM, Dena Wainwright wrote:

> Congratulations! I thought you weren't due till the beginning of July :). I'm so glad she is healthy and well. I know the nursing is hard. It doesn't make you "less than" if you end up having to pump. I pumped exclusively for 22 weeks, and would have done it longer if my milk hadn't decided to disappear. I know it's a lot of work, but the breastmilk is so benificial in whatever quantity you can manage.
> D
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tammy" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
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>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Little Ashlyn Eve was born last Thursday the 16th of June at 8:49 pm after an intense 4 hour labour.  She weighed 9 pounds 2.5 ounces, and was 21 inches long.  We’re all doing well now, Remus doesn’t know what to think, and Colyn adores his new little sister.  We’re having some nursing difficulties so I’ve been nursing when I can and pumping and bottle feeding the rest.  She seems to latch okay, and sucks a few times, and then lets go for whatever reason.  She obviously knows what she’s supposed to do, but even when I express milk to start letdown we’ve only had a few successful feedings, and none where I haven’t had to bottle feed.  I’m happy to pump and feed, but I’d like to get the nursing working well enough so I don’t have to pump all the time.  Any help would be very much appreciated.
>> I’ll write more when I can,
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>> Tammy
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